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Indonesia

Stories and articles relating to the Indonesia (J) team

Mari Kita Pergi Menemui-Nya

Posted On March 3, 2021

Written by Rahma** (not real name) in Jakarta. You can read an English version here. Sepuluh tahun yang lalu, saya pindah ke Indonesia membawa satu… Read More →


Yusuf*

Posted On February 19, 2021

Does anyone remember my stories about Yusuf* a few years ago (you can read Story #1 and Story #2 here)? He was one of our students for three… Read More →


Labor pains and heart ache

Posted On January 24, 2021

Yasmin* (*not her real name) came faithfully to my prenatal group throughout her whole pregnancy. She is the daughter-in-law of a woman our team had helped… Read More →


Meet our workers #2

Posted On November 1, 2020

How can you visit the slums of Indonesia and India, with no hand-sanitizer, flights or border crossings required? On Nov 14th, there’s a great opportunity… Read More →


Yusuf*

Posted On February 26, 2020

Recently we published a story about Yusuf written back in 2018. Here’s a recent update. Over the eight years we have lived in this neighborhood,… Read More →


Meet the Sheep: Yusuf*

Posted On February 14, 2020

Here’s a story from October, 2018 by Servants’ Indonesian team Today we went to Lapangan Satu (“Field One”) after lessons were over. We all rode… Read More →


Talking Trash

Posted On February 3, 2020

Piles of rubbish, new every morning, emitting plumes of smoke: the nonstop by-product of modern consumption. Yesterday the grove of banana trees in front of our house was felled to make room for a furniture workshop, the latest casualty in the steady advance of urbanisation. Read More →


House of Hope: Start of a new school year

Posted On August 22, 2019

On July 3rd House of Hope in Jakarta opened its doors to new and returning students for the 2019-2020 school year. This is the seventh… Read More →


‘I know that You can do everything…’

Posted On July 29, 2019

(Reflection contributed by Abraham from Indonesia, who recently spent 4 months in India) “I know that You can do everything, and there is no plan… Read More →


More Blessed To Give Than Receive … Or Is It?

Posted On June 26, 2018

The following reflection was written by Manu Ward.  Manu and his family recently returned to New Zealand after living in a slum in Asia for… Read More →


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